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H&E Equipment Services (H&E Equipment Services) Altman Z-Score : 1.80 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is H&E Equipment Services Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.8 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

H&E Equipment Services has a Altman Z-Score of 1.80, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HEES' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 1.47   Max: 1.91
Current: 1.8

During the past 13 years, H&E Equipment Services's highest Altman Z-Score was 1.91. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 1.47.


H&E Equipment Services Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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H&E Equipment Services Altman Z-Score Chart

H&E Equipment Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.32 1.26 1.60 1.66 1.73

H&E Equipment Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.66 1.61 1.60 1.62 1.73

Competitive Comparison of H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score falls into.



H&E Equipment Services Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

H&E Equipment Services's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.0787+1.4*0.1318+3.3*0.1076+0.6*1.0175+1.0*0.5565
=1.80

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $2,640 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $375 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $167 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $348 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 66.426 + 66.14 + 55.902 + 34.729 = $223 Mil.
Interest Expense was -16.349 + -16.145 + -14.7 + -13.697 = $-61 Mil.
Revenue was 385.806 + 400.696 + 360.232 + 322.482 = $1,469 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $2,142 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2,106 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(374.601 - 166.787)/2639.886
=0.0787

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=347.971/2639.886
=0.1318

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(223.197 - -60.891)/2639.886
=0.1076

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=2142.459/2105.597
=1.0175

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=1469.216/2639.886
=0.5565

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

H&E Equipment Services has a Altman Z-Score of 1.80 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


H&E Equipment Services  (NAS:HEES) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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H&E Equipment Services (H&E Equipment Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7500 Pecue Lane, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70809
H&E Equipment Services Inc is an integrated equipment services company. It is focused on heavy construction and industrial equipment. It rents, sells, and provides parts and services support for four core categories of equipment including hi-lift or aerial work platform equipment, cranes, earthmoving equipment, and industrial lift trucks. It engages in five principal business activities: equipment rentals; new equipment sales; used equipment sales; parts sales; and repair and maintenance services. The majority of its revenue is derived from the equipment rentals segment.
Executives
Suzanne H Wood director 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
John Mcdowell Engquist officer: President & COO 7500 PECUE LANE, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Gary W Bagley director H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 4899 WEST 2100 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84120
Jacob Thomas director 840 CRESCENT CENTRE DR, STE 600, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Paul Arnold director C/O CORT BUSINESS SERVICE CORP, 4401 FAIR LAKES COURT, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Bradley W Barber director, officer: CEO & President H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Patrick Edsell director
Lawrence C Karlson director C/O CDI CORP., 1717 ARCH ST 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2768
John Sawyer director PENHALL CO., 1801 PENHALL WAY/ POB 4609, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Thompson Mary Patricia B director 651 S. STRATFORD DRIVE, SUITE 100, MERIDIAN ID 83642
Bruce Bruckmann director C/O MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, P O BOX 12069, CALHOUN GA 30703
John Engquist director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & President H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Leslie S Magee officer: CFO & Secretary H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
John D Jones officer: V.P., Product Support H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
William W Fox officer: V.P., Cranes & Earthmoving H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816